Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-10-27
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Fhe General Assembly at Minneap.
oils AdIourns on the 18th After
Over Two Weeks lncessant
Toll.
The Fruits of Its Deliberations
Matters Touched and IN
touched.


touched.
Tho greater portion OF the day wa TAX
en- up with committees report which had
not been previously considered. In the
law providing Tor the maintenance OF nm
assistance fund 1t was voted to change it
from compulsory to optional with the To-
eals, by changing the word 'shalF' to
may" SIR. Dew Is big newspaper scheme,
which he has introduced at two conven-
tiuns Of the order, a disposed OF when
the committees report hat the manage.
ment OF the journal tthe official organl
should not be changed WAS adopted.
Ihe committee reported that the general
executive board found the management OF
strikes OF too great weight, and wished
to not he given the work hereafter. Here
alter the general executive board win not
have anything to do with strikes unless
called upon tn investigate by the district
assembly. The district assemblies now
have iull control OF strikes within their re-
s~leetivc jurisdiction. Ii was decided that
no rituals lie issued until the old ones were
returned. 1t is proposed to establish a
sort al revolving library. The matter OF
carrying certain banners in the knights OF
Labor convention was discussed. Some
" the soeialistic delegates were willing
q unfurl the red flag whenever
the order p~araded. 1t was decided
by a vote of 112 to 20 that none but
state aud national eolors be borne. The
convention refused to strike out section
ii OF the constitution. which provides
that the pact general master workman
have all the rights and privileges OF a rep
re~sentative. The Temperance stand OF the
order was again proclaimed when it was
proposed to change the law which forbids
the sale OF beer at pienics, s~ociables, ETC.,
given under the auspices OF the order. The
amendment was defeated by n vote OF 104
to 40. 1t was decreed that at least one
night should elapse between the time OF
submitting u persons name Tor member
ship and his initiation. Master Work.
man Powderly WAS authorized to
appoint a man to represent the in
teicsts OF the order in England. This
action was taken in response to a request
received by the general assembly several
days age that the English Knights be fur
nisled a mar who shall be vested with
power to act, instead OF the general execu.
tive board and who hall reside in England.
A proposition to declare the highest au.
thority in geographical limits, except in
trade matters, was rejected. The same
disposition was made OF a resolution call.
ing for the entire abolition OF state assem-
blies. A delegate moved that the order be
made a political one, but the motion was
given no attention. After the committee
had submitted a proposition to reorgan.
iSe the order on q new plnn, which was re-
lected, the law committee was disbanded.
The appeals and grievance committee,
which has previously been heard from re-
ported That the charges made agaist Gen.
erRi Secretary Litchman were entirely
g~roundless. The committee made q novel
but apparently satisfactory disposition OF
the now famous John Morrison Cd. A.
4 OtN an 90 Niba,x HE cNaa,nstt an xroAoJ In
to the investigation it found itself in an in.
extrieable mass of documents, and report.
ed that "the committee cannot digest the
matter in the time ~given.h John Morrison
had several satchels filed with documen.
tary evidence, and there was an
immense amount OF it beside. The
committees recommendation hat
the trouble between the executive board
and d. A. 126 be referred to an arbitra.
tion committee OF three was adopted. 10
was decided that the district be reinstated
when it complies with the law. The assem-
by refused TO grant charters TO Chinese
w~age-workers, thinking that to do so
would be OF serious detriment to the order
in the West. Complaints were made
against the Ray, n labor paper published
at Troy, \. Y, and the convention voted
to have the paper stricken from the list OF
papers endorsed by the general executive
board. The committee on nance
reported that $500, 900 had been
spent by the order the past year,
and recommended re~trenehments. The
convention endorsed the general executive
board. 1t was voted to meet in Indian.
npolis, Ind. Albany, n. u, was second
choice. Washington, New Orleans. Jack.
sonyille, Fla, and Los Angeles, Cal, we're
candidates. The eigarmakers belonging to
the international Cigarmakers union. who
were expelled by action taken at the Rich.
mond convention, were voted reinstate.
ment without lee. ID. A. No. 40 was au.
thorized to reimburse ID. A. 40 for cost of
members of the order now under indict-
ment in connection with the Old Dominion
strike. As the last vote was taken, Tom
0'Reilly sang: III you can you will be
frae.n